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Week 2: Take Google to School Part 1

During this session participants will review the difference between Blogger, WikiSpaces, Google for Education and the more "generic" Google accounts. Participants will use different apps associated with both. Participants will create and use a Diigo for Education account.
Participants will:
Review: Blogger:** http://www.commoncraft.com/video/blogs

Wikispaces: http://www.commoncraft.com/video/wikis
Google Account and Sites with School Domain v. Google Accounts and Sites with Gmail: http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-5-sites/chapter-1/2-2

Preview

"Using Google in the Classroom" http://bit.ly/4penFg
20 Interesting Ways to Use Google Docs http://bit.ly/guj6uK

Create ** Diigo teacher account for storing bookmarks: http://diigo.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlqfJsmjcOs

Diigo Teacher Console - for creating groups and sharing bookmarks.
Google Site (website) in the MVSDPRIDE.org domain
- Google MVSDPRIDE.org Homepage
- Google Page Types http://bit.ly/googlesitespagetypes
- Sites menus and tools for:
  - Editing and New pages icons
  - "More" drop down menu for:
    - Page Actions and Page Templates
    - Site Actions

** Learn the basics of:

Docs which includes Doc; Spreadsheets; Forms; Drawings; Presentations; Folders
Google Docs: Google Docs in Plain English
Editing Docs
Word Count
Inserting images, links, and comments
Collaborating and Sharing
Publishing and printing
Creating and publishing quizzes from their own classroom instructional materials using Google Forms
Embedding Docs, Calendars, and Quizzes in their Google Site

Access, use, and/or review
- Google Search Tools: Wonder Wheel, Timeline, Books, News, Scholar, Related Search
- Google Calendar
- Google Sites
- Google Chrome Browser

Assignment: ** Students AND/OR Teacher creates survey or form that applies to their own class’ lessons.

Use the form in class and upload this artifact to student and teacher eportfolios.
Create participants’ own class Diigo group account.
Save bookmarks for this topic to both course and classroom Diigo accounts.
Read Backchannelling in a First Grade Classroom: http://grade1ad.litcircuits.com/2010/03/27/backchanneling-in-grade-1/http://missjennieb.edublogs.org/2011/01/18/backchanneling/
http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/11/19/backchanneling-with-elementary-school-students/